Opened 25 April 1864 | Electrified 1931 (1931) | |
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Connections Transit buses, extra-urban buses Similar Termoli railway station, Foggia railway station, Pescara railway station, Bari Centrale railway st, Lecce railway station | ||
San Severo railway station is an Italian railway station situated in San Severo. It is one of the main railway stations in the province of Foggia.
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Overview
The station is served by inter-city trains, local trains and express trains and it is the railway terminus of the line to Peschici.
Even if the station is situated on the outskirts of San Severo, in Piazza della Costituzione (Constitution Square), it is connected to the centre of the town by viale Matteotti (Matteotti Boulevard).
History
The station was officially inaugurated in 1864.
From 1952 to 1962, San Severo railway station has been the terminus of tram line to Torremaggiore.
By the early afternoon of 3 April 1989 a local train coming from Bari Centrale railway station derailed and destroyed the station; 8 people were killed in the crash and 20 people were injured. The names of the victims have been written on a tombstone and a little stone monument has been built to commemorate them.